Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Chicken Jalfrezi

ingredients

* 4 teaspoons oil
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 tablespoon tomato purée
* 2 small onion, finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
* 2 tomatoes, chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
* 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 2 red pepper, chopped
* 450g (1 1/4 lb) skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets - cooked and chopped
* salt as per your taste
* 3 sprigs fresh coriander, for garnish

How to prepare

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over moderate flame, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until they become soft. Mix in the tomato purée, tomatoes and vinegar. Season with turmeric, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper and garam masala. Continue to cook and stir until blended and heated through, about 12 minutes.

Add red pepper and chicken into the frying pan. Reduce flame, and simmer 6 to 8 minutes, until chicken is heated through. Season with salt. decorate with fresh coriander sprigs to serve.